The Porsche 911 Turbo has adopted a well-known recipe for a while: twin-turbocharged flat six, 4 pushed wheels and bulging bodywork that hardly incorporates the muscle beneath. Nevertheless, for the forthcoming 992 Gen 2, the Turbo’s character may evolve considerably. 

The 992 was designed from the outset to accommodate hybrid energy, and Porsche is more likely to play this card with the 992.2 facelift – briefly, we could possibly be wanting on the first electrified 911 Turbo, and essentially the most highly effective of all. 

This prototype was noticed chilly climate testing forward of a projected launch in 2024, and it’ll obtain a lightweight makeover as evidenced by its camouflaged bodywork. Porsche doesn’t seem to have made any modifications on the entrance past new headlights, however there’s a brand new set of exhaust suggestions on the rear which is able to sit inside a reprofiled bumper. 

The gentle design tweaks trace that Porsche is investing in mechanical modifications with the 992.2, as has historically been the case with the 911’s mid-life updates. As such, the Turbo may undertake the mild-hybrid system that’s already been touted to be used in the usual Carrera, which integrates with the present flat-six engine. 

With the present eight-speed PDK gearbox utilizing a 100mm shorter gearset than the earlier unit, there’s room for an electrical motor within the 992’s tightly packaged rear finish, which will likely be powered by a battery mounted forward of the engine. The Turbo’s 3.8-litre flat-six already produces 572bhp – and a mighty 641bhp in S kind – however these outputs ought to rise with the hybrid setup. 

In truth, they’ll must, provided that the additional {hardware} may see the 992.2 tip the scales because the heaviest iteration but (for reference, the present automobile weighs in at 1640kg). Nonetheless, {the electrical} system ought to fill any holes within the Turbo’s already brutal energy supply, and it may even present fleeting moments of pure-electric working for the primary time in a 911.